Christopher C. "Chris" Marquardt
Recognized since 2016
Atlanta, Georgia
Practice Areas
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Chris Marquardt is a counselor and trial lawyer who prides himself on helping his clients solve complex problems. He has a diverse trial practice that focuses substantively on commercial litigation and a wide array of labor & employment matters. He also serves as outside General Counsel to educational institutions.
Mr. Marquardt has litigated complex disputes for publicly-traded companies, privately-held corporations, small businesses, non-profits, and individuals. He has considerable experience leading all aspects of cases that arise when employees leave a company to work for a competitor. He litigates breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, employment discrimination, wage and hour, and tort cases with frequency, and counsels clients on compliance with federal, state, and local employment law. He negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of unionized companies, and handles administrative matters pending before the NLRB, EEOC, DOL, and Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. He handles appeals in state and federal courts.
Mr. Marquardt served for two years as judicial law clerk to the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida in Tallahassee and Gainesville. He has wide-ranging experience litigating disputes in the courts of both Georgia and Florida, and he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Mr. Marquardt has litigated complex disputes for publicly-traded companies, privately-held corporations, small businesses, non-profits, and individuals. He has considerable experience leading all aspects of cases that arise when employees leave a company to work for a competitor. He litigates breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, employment discrimination, wage and hour, and tort cases with frequency, and counsels clients on compliance with federal, state, and local employment law. He negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of unionized companies, and handles administrative matters pending before the NLRB, EEOC, DOL, and Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. He handles appeals in state and federal courts.
Mr. Marquardt served for two years as judicial law clerk to the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida in Tallahassee and Gainesville. He has wide-ranging experience litigating disputes in the courts of both Georgia and Florida, and he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Contact & Links
Location
- One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 4900
Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Education
- Duke University, J.D., graduated 1995
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, United States
- Florida, United States
Affiliations
- The National Association of College and University Attorneys - Member
Atlanta, Georgia
244 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
152 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
- Employment
- Management
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
Publications
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